Provocative Erdogan: "The Mediterranean Became a Turkish Lake" in the Naval Battle of Preveza - "Grateful" for Barbarossa

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made another statement with strong historical and national symbolism, on the occasion of the 488th anniversary of the Naval Battle of Preveza, bringing back the idea of a "Turkish lake" for the Mediterranean.

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“I wholeheartedly congratulate on the anniversary of the Naval Victory of Preveza and the Day of the Sailor”

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sent a congratulatory message to the leadership of the Turkish Navy on the occasion of the 488th anniversary of the Battle of Preveza and Barbarossa's victory over the Crusaders in 1538. "I congratulate you wholeheartedly for the

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On the occasion of the Battle of Preveza, the Turkish president brought up the issue of Turkish sovereignty in the Mediterranean. The victory of the Ottoman fleet and the transformation of the Mediterranean into a “Turkish lake” were invoked by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his message for the 488th anniversary of the Battle of Preveza and the Day of the Navy. […] The article Erdogan provokes again: The Mediterranean became a…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a statement with strong historical and national content, on the occasion of the 488th anniversary of the Naval Battle of

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler marked the 488th anniversary of the Battle of Preveza with inflammatory statements. Erdogan described Hayreddin Barbarossa's victory as the event that turned the Mediterranean into a "Turkish lake," while Guler linked the historic naval battle to the conquest of Cyprus and the "Blue Homeland" doctrine.